West End :- 55 Greylag Goose, 20 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag x Canada Goose (hybrid), 1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Mallard, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Tern, 33 Great Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Common Kingfisher, 1 Common Kestrel, 80 Eurasian Jackdaw, 2 Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Common Reed Warbler, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Eurasian Wren, 2 European Robin, 2 Common Chaffinch
Month: June 2024
Gull day today with 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 18 Herring Gull.
4 Common Tern + 2 more at West End one still sitting.
Loads of Pied Wagtails + 1 Grey Wagtail along dam, Green Woodpecker on dam slope and a Red Kite glided over.
Dam End:- 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Herring Gull,7 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Terns, 16 Pied Wagtails, 19 Mallard, 8 Egyptian Geese, 1 Swallow, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Green Woodpecker.
West End:- Kingfisher, 2 Common Terns.
Whillet’s:- 5 Common Whitethroat, 1 Mandarin, 2 Moorhen at reed bed, 3 Reed Warblers+1 carrying food in back meadow behind meadow pond.
Dragonflies & Damselflies:- 1 Emperor, male Broad-bodied chaser at reed bed, 1 Large Red Damselfly, 7 White-legged Damselfly, 50 Azure Damselfly, 3 Beautiful Demoiselle.
Butterflies:- 34 Meadow Brown, 3 Small Heath, 1 Ringlet, 7 Large Skipper, 3 … Read the rest
West End:- much as yesterday plus 2 Kingfishers and good number of juvenile Grey Herons, 4 Mandarin, Reed Warbler, male Honey Buzzard at 09:05 over Whillett’s seen from hide, Great Crested Grebes still tending nests, Blackcap carrying food, 3 Lapwings flew in over Whillett’s.
Dam End:- 10 Herring Gulls mostly sub-adults, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Black-headed Gulls, 5 Common Terns.
West End:- beautiful calm morning – at least 10 Common Terns tending nests with 3 chicks, the Black-headed Gulls were on their raft but no youngsters present.
Dam End:- Osprey flew in at 06:25, Common Terns and a few Swifts, Herring Gulls and a couple of Mandarin.
West End:- 4 Common Terns on eggs another with 2 chicks, 2 Black-headed Gulls + 3 chicks, 2 Kingfishers taking small fish to nest, 3 Mute Swans, 3 Mandarin, 9 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 13 Great Crested Grebe.
Whillet’s:- 9 Meadow Brown, 1 Common Blue, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Cinnabar, 3 Burnet Campion, 1 Common Sexton Beetle, 3 Grass Snakes, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 6 White-legged Damselfly, 1 Roe Deer, 1 Fox, Chiffchaff feeding 3+ fledged young.
4 Common Terns on eggs, another with 2 chicks, pair of Black-headed Gulls with 3 chicks, 2 adult Kingfishers taking small fish into nest opposite hide.
Beautiful dawn – adult Kittiwake at the dam 05:10, juvenile Grey Wagtails on the dam, 3 Mandarin females, Swifts, Blackcaps in song, Magpie feeding 5 fledglings. overhead Red Kite.
West End:- 38 Greylag Goose, 9 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mallard, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Stock Dove, 7 Common Woodpigeon, 1 Common Moorhen, 1 Eurasian Coot, 4 Black-headed Gull — 3 chicks, 12 Common Tern — 2 chicks, 30 Great Cormorant, 13 Grey Heron, Common Kingfisher, 2 Carrion Crow, Common Reed Warbler, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Eurasian Blackcap, 1 Eurasian Wren, 1 European Robin, 1 Dunnock.
West End:- 41 Greylag Goose, 5 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 1 Common Pheasant, 22 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 6 Common Woodpigeon, 4 Common Swift, 4 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Tern, 37 Great Cormorant, 15 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Eurasian Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 Barn Swallow, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Eurasian Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Eurasian Wren, 1 European Robin, 2 Dunnock.